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In our Forces Science topic we investigated/ identified the effects of air resistance between moving surfaces.

Did you know? Even though we can’t see it, air is made of matter and will push back against an object moving through it. The force of air against an object is called air resistance, or drag. The faster an object goes, the greater the drag, since more air molecules are getting pushed out of the way.

The main forces acting on a parachute are gravity and drag. When you first release the parachute, the force of gravity pulls it downward, and the parachute speeds toward the ground. The faster the parachute falls, though, the more drag it creates. The drag force resists the downward movement of gravity, pushing the parachute back up.

As the parachute falls, the drag increases until it just balances out the pull of gravity. At that point, the parachute stops speeding up, and begins to fall at a steady speed. This steady speed is known as terminal velocity, the fastest something will go when pulled on by gravity in the presence of air resistance.

Last week, Year 5 were celebrating International Women’s day with activities in class that made us reflect about gender stereotypes both at home and at work. Some of us have been also creating origami flowers and writing inspiring quotes for all the female staff members of St. Helen’s (70!).

In their homework projects, the children researched an inspirational woman and recreated a picture of her in their own creative way, involving parents and siblings too.

In Science the pupils have been learning about life cycles of animals and how gestation periods differ according to the mammals sizes.

The children in year 6 have been working hard to  plan and lead a  Liturgy in their groups. Each week, one group has gone into a year 1 class and led their liturgy. Using prayer, music, scripture and age appropriate activities to teach the younger children. 

The children planned every aspect of the Liturgy, picked bible stories to focus on and collated the resources they would need. 

The children in year 1 were engaged and each offered a prayer to somebody. We look forward to seeing next week’s group.